delta_t -= *last_ts; // take the last timestamp we saw
*last_ts = ts; // @p ts becomes the last timestamp we saw
- // calculate a delta, and average over the last 2 deltas.
+ // adjust delta_t, quick start if there is no update in a long period
+ delta_t = std::min(delta_t,
+ utime_t(2 * (cct ? cct->_conf->mon_delta_reset_interval : 10), 0));
+
+ // calculate a delta, and average over the last 6 deltas by default.
/* start by taking a copy of our current @p result_pool_sum, and by
* taking out the stats from @p old_pool_sum. This generates a stats
* delta. Stash this stats delta in @p delta_avg_list, along with the